The value of EU wood furniture production was €40.3 billion in 2017, no change from the previous year and still 20% down on the level prevailing before the financial crises in 2008.  A slowdown in production in the UK offset gains in Poland, Spain, and Lithuania. Production in Italy and Germany, the two largest manufacturing countries, and in France and Romania was broadly flat in 2017 (Chart 1).  EU consumption of wood furniture was €37.6 billion in 2017, a gain of 2% compared to 2016. During 2017, consumption was stable (at €9.4 billion ...